Pragati Maidan redevelopment to be complete by August: ITPO

The redevelopment of Pragati Maidan into a state-of-the-art integrated exhibition cum convention centre shall be complete by August next year, a month ahead of its completion deadline, the India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO) said on Wednesday.

The ITPO is the nodal agency under the administrative control of the Commerce Ministry entrusted with the redevelopment of Pragati Maidan.

“Out of six exhibition halls, we will be ready with three exhibition halls by March 2019. From May we will hold exhibitions in these three new halls.

“The convention centre will also be ready by August-end and operational from September,” ITPO Executive Director Deepak Kumar said at a press conference.